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Sean Tubbs

Sean Tubbs moved to Charlottesville in 2002 and has since sought to understand why development occurs the way it does. Since 2005, he’s helped innovate information-gathering to try to help people know they belong and how they can have their say. In addition to writing a C-VILLE Weekly column on real estate, Tubbs is also the person behind Town Crier Productions, which seeks to rebuild journalism for the rest of the 21st Century.

Development News

Neighbors question city’s commitment to environmental quality as construction nears on long-planned development

Crews with Stanley Martin Homes are preparing to build about four dozen single-family houses in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood on land currently covered by a forest. The first step in […]

Sean Tubbs | July 15, 2026

News Real Estate

Louisa supervisors delay vote on proposal to allow churches to house people overnight

A group of churches in Louisa have been seeking a change to the county’s Land Development Regulations to allow them to offer overnight shelter for those without a home.  In August […]

Sean Tubbs | July 15, 2026

News Real Estate

Albemarle to launch pilot housing program for county employees

The median home price in Albemarle County this May was $554,000 and the median rent is around $2,200. Either is out of reach of many in the community—especially those on […]

Sean Tubbs | July 8, 2026

Budget News

City Council to discuss how sales tax revenue can fund next round of school modernization

The final adoption of Virginia’s budget has authorized all localities to ask voters for permission to increase the sales tax by 1 percent to fund public school modernization and construction […]

Sean Tubbs | July 8, 2026

News Real Estate

Zoning changes demanded at Charlottesville Planning Commission listening session

One of the tasks awaiting Charlottesville’s next director of Neighborhood Development Services is how to respond to ongoing calls to amend the city’s 2023 zoning code to hinder the construction […]

Sean Tubbs | July 1, 2026

Development News

Community Christian Academy buys 5.48-acre site for newcampus

Pantops is one of three areas Albemarle planners hope to grow as an “activity center” as part of the county’s ongoing management strategy to avoid expansion of the growth areas. […]

Sean Tubbs | July 1, 2026

Development News

Atlanta City Council agrees to impose heavy tax penalty on unfinished Dewberry office building

More than 17 years have passed since construction stopped on a luxury hotel in the middle of Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall—and there are no active initiatives to move the project forward […]

Sean Tubbs | June 24, 2026

Development News

Objections to increasing height of 20-mile Charlottesville-Gordonsville line

A proposal to build a new electric transmission line between Campbell and Culpeper counties has prompted elected officials in both Fluvanna and Louisa to take steps to oppose its construction, […]

Sean Tubbs | June 24, 2026

Development News

Planners review staff recommendations for areas to focus county resources

As Albemarle’s population continues to grow, the official policy is to concentrate development in about 5 percent of the county. Staff in the county’s Community Development Department are working on […]

Sean Tubbs | June 17, 2026

News

Legal mercenary ensnares CRHA in lawsuit over COVID loans

Like many organizations and companies across the county, the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority applied for federal loans to keep payroll checks flowing in the early days of the pandemic.  […]

Sean Tubbs | June 17, 2026

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